Challenges and Opportunities to Accelerate Clean Power Generation
Schar School Alumni and Student Perspectives
November 13, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Moderator:
Dr. Mark Langevin, Adjunct professor of Global Commerce and Policy
Speakers:
Brandon Thurner, GCP class of 2012
Irvin Cordova, GCP class of 2024
Mackenzie Schuessler, GCP class of 2026
Mackinder Forum: Mackinder’s Return to the Geopolitics of Energy Security (now Transition) …or Did He Ever Leave?
October 31, 2024
Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich, Distinguished Professor, Schar School of Public Policy; Co-Director, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP), George Mason University
2024 Global Cybersecurity: Leadership Top Ten Challenges & Best Practices
October 2nd, 2024
1:00pm to 2:00pm
RSVP (Virtual)
Gregory A. Garrett, Chief Operating Officer, REI Systems
Moderator:
J.P. Auffret, Co-director of Center for Energy Science and Policy, Co-director of CRC, George Mason University
AI: Redefining the Energy Grid
September 10th, 2024
3:30pm to 5:00pm
RSVP (Virtual)
Featuring:
Shannon Maher Bañaga, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
J.P. Auffret, Co-director of Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP) and Co-director of CRC, George Mason University
CSPS Research Forum: Fall 2024
Van Metre Hall, 602
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sept 12 – Ellen Laipson and Douglas Ollivant – “A Delicate Balance: Iraq’s Security Culture Between Iran and the United States”
Sept 26 – Sanggyu Suh – “The Point of No Return: The Breaking Point of Environmental Degradation and its Migration Consequence”
Oct 10 – Christopher Wayne Quillen – “Pick Your Poison: Examining Terrorist Selection of Chemical and Biological Agents”
Oct 24 – Umud Shokri – “Azerbaijan’s Path to a Greener Future: Energy Transition and COP29 Commitments”
Nov 14 – Liam Collins – “Leadership and Innovation During Crisis: Lessons from the Iraq War
Earth Science to Action: How NASA Views the Earth from Space, Air, and Ground to Advance Science and Inform Decisions
Wednesday, September 4th, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
JC Cinema
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Panel:
Anamaria Berea
Associate Professor, Computational and Data Sciences
NASA Silver Group Achievement Award Winner
Liping Di
Director, Center for Spatial Information Science and Systems
Lead, CropSmart
Jim Kinter
Director, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
Co-director, Virginia Climate Center
Peter Plavchan
Director, Mason Observatories
Lead PI of the recently announced NASA Landolt Mission
Featuring …
Dr. Jack Kay
Associate Director, Research of the Earth Science Division (ESD), NASA Science Mission Directorate
Energy, Economic Development and Regulatory Sandboxes – Potential, Possibilities and Challenges
Thursday, August 22nd, 2024, 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Virtual)
https://www.eventcreate.com/e/energy-economic-development-regulatory-sandboxes-2
Welcome and Introductions and Agenda Overview
Energy, Technology Innovation and Economic Development
Glenn Davis, Director, Virginia Department of Energy
David Devan, Vice President, Economic Competitiveness, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Brien J. Sheahan, former Chairman and CEO, Illinois Commerce Commission and former chair, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Presidential Task Force on Innovation; Government Relations and Regulatory Policy Executive
Discussant – Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich, Distinguished Professor, Schar School of Public Policy and Co-Director, Center for Energy Science and Policy, George Mason University
Regulatory Innovation to Keep Pace and Regulatory Sandboxes – U.K., Ontario and E.U. Perspectives
Victoria Pelka, Principal Policy Expert, Innovation, ofgem, U.K. (tentative)
Mima Micic, Innovation Sandbox Lead, Ontario Energy Board
Cristina Poncibo, Professor of Comparative Private Law at the Law Department of the University of Turin, Italy and co-author of European Law Working Paper on “The Methodology of Regulatory Sandboxes in the EU: A Preliminary Assessment from a Competition Law Perspective”
Discussant – Liling Huang, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and
Dominion Energy Faculty Fellow, George Mason University
Regulatory Innovation to Keep Pace and Regulatory Sandboxes – Utah and Connecticut Perspectives
Jacob Hart, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, Utah
Julia Dumaine, Supervisor, Strategy & Operations, Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Challenges and Opportunities – Best Practices for Undertaking
Matt McDonnell, Attorney and regulatory policy expert including on energy regulatory sandbox design; Senior Advisor, Strategen; former Commission Counsel at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (HPUC)
Discussant – Linton Wells II, Executive Advisor, C5I & Cyber Center, George Mason University and Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
American Solar Energy Society (ASES) 53rd Annual National Solar Conference
SOLAR 2024: Connecting Technology & Policy
May 20-23, 2024
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Featuring affiliate scholar:
Scott Sklar – ASES Conference Chair, President, The Stella Group, Ltd. and Energy Director at GWU’s Environment and Energy Management Institute (EEMI)
The First Annual Municipal-Academia Coordination for Climate Action and the Fifth Annual Mason Energy Forum
April 17, 2023
George Mason University
Schar School of Policy and Government
Arlington, Virginia
Fifth Annual Symposium on International Security: The Arctic
Hosted by the Center for Security Policy Studies at George Mason University
October 27, 2022
Featuring CESP Co-Director Richard Kauzlarich
AES Innovation Challenge
The AES Energy Innovation Challenge is a competition that brings together teams of graduate students from diverse backgrounds to create and present solutions to relevant problems the energy industry is facing. We want to challenge aspiring energy professionals to explore new and potentially untapped solutions.
The AES Energy Innovation Challenge is a prize-based competition that provides students with an exciting opportunity to gain the real-world experience, skills, and insights required to help accelerate the responsible energy transition upon graduation — all while networking with leaders from a global Fortune 500 company dedicated to leading the transformation to smarter, greener energy future.
Information webinars for student participants
- September 15, 2022, 6:00-7:00 PM ET
Session for Mid-Atlantic university participants
- September 18, 2022, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Session for all participants
Information webinars for instructors and administrators
- August 8, 2022
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- August 16, 2022, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Session for all participants
Webinar: Strategic International Ties at the Local Level: The Case of Northern Virginia and Region Stuttgart – June 24, 2021
Panelists:
Nicola Schelling, Regional Director of the Stuttgart Region Association
John Chapman, City of Alexandria Councilman
Mr. Robert Lazaro, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Moderator:
Mr. Dale Medearis, Senior Regional Planner, Northern Virginia
Webinar: Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Development: The View from Stuttgart, Germany – May 6, 2021
Panelists:
Mr. Michael Roessler, Deputy Director, Handwerk International – Stuttgart, Germany
Mr. Robert Lazaro, Executive Director, Northern Virginia Regional Commission
Mr. Michale Rosenow, Senior Director for Membership, Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Moderators:
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Mr. Dale Medearis, Senior Regional Planner, Northern Virginia
Webinar: Clean Energy: Low-Income Populations and Environmental Justice – March 24, 2021
Panelists:
Richard Kauzlarich, CESP Co-Director, Schar School of Policy and Government
Scott Sklar, President, The Stella Group, Ltd. and Energy Director at GWU’s Environment and Energy Management Institute (EEMI).
Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA)
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ENERGY SYMPOSIUM: CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE – APRIL 25, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Jack Goldstone: China’s BRI. What is it? What to Expect? – Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, Mason ; Senior Fellow, Mercatus Center; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center
Panel I – Belt and Road Initiative and Energy
Moderator: Rich Kauzlarich, Schar School, George Mason University
- Robert Sutter – Professor of Practice of international Affairs, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University. China’s Belt and Road – an Overview
- Ed Chow – Senior Associate, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies. China’s Energy Focus – Where does Belt and Road Fit in?
- Geoffrey Lyon – International Energy Consultant; formerly U.S. Department of Energy, and Energy Attaché at US Embassies Moscow and Beijing. Russia/China – Impact on US Energy Priorities
Panel II — Belt and Road: Global to Regional Perspectives
Moderator: Rich Kauzlarich, Schar School, George Mason University
- Andrew Small, Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund. View from Europe and South Asia
- Scott Morris: Is the Belt and Road Initiative Sustainable?, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development. Belt and Road and Multilateral Development Banks
- Alan Ahn: The Korean Perspective on Belt and Road
From an Energy Security Lens – Global America Business Institute. Korean Perspective on Belt and Road
Panel III – From Green Belt and Road Initiative to Water
Moderator: Paul Houser, College of Science, Mason
- Lihuan Zhou: Moving the Belt and Road Initiative – From Words to Actions, Associate, World Resources Institute, Sustainable Finance Center. China’s Green Belt and Road
- Omid Shokri Kalehsar, Senior Energy Security Analyst and Visiting Research Scholar, Schar, School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. Water, Environment, and Energy – a View from Iran and Turkey
- Hong Zhang – PhD Candidate, Schar School of Policy and Government. China’s Shifting Infrastructure Priorities
CESP Fellows “in conversation” on Arlington Independent Media – January 15, 2019
George Mason University Energy Symposium: The Energy-Water Nexus – April 26, 2018
Panel I: Wind Energy Panel Discussion 8:45am – 10:00am
- Jim Bennett: U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Renewable Energy
– Chief of Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, US Department of Interior - Darryl Francois: Offshore Wind Energy Development – Technical Challenges – Department of Interior, Chief of Engineering and Technical Review, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, US Department of Interior
- Remy Pangle: Land-Based Wind – Associate Director and Director of Education and Outreach, Center for Wind Energy, James Madison University
Panel II: Energy-Water Panel Discussion 10:20am – 12:00pm
- Efghan Nifitiyev: Caspian Region Key Issues – Director, Caspian Policy Center
- Mariya Pak: Energy-water Nexus in Central Asia: Returning to Soviet Energy-Water Management Framework? – Consultant World Bank, Central Asia Water Issues
- Dr. Robert Domaingue – Renewable Energy Officer, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, US Department of State
- Paul Bubbosh: Energy Water Nexus – Domestic View – EVPP Adjunct Professor – Former Director of Energy Security Division, US Department of Energy
Keynote Speaker
Ambassador (ret) Mary Warlick: U.S. Leadership in Addressing Global Energy Challenges – former Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, US Department of State
Student Faculty Engagement 1:20pm – 2:20pm
- GMU Housing Conservation Project: Behavioral Interventions in Energy Consumption
- Joel Hicks, – PhD Student, Schar School of Policy and Government and Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy
- Mason Green Roof Project
- Various George Mason University Students
- Hydropower Micro-turbine Project: Empowering Energy-Water Nexus Resilience: Addressing Hydroelectric Micro-turbine Barriers
- Jennifer Sklarew, Lead Principal Investigator and Adjunct Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University
- Heather Nortz, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, GMU
- Zoe Waide, Volgenau School of Engineering, GMU
Panel III : Mason Energy-Water Research Opportunities 2:40pm – 4:00pm
- Joel Hicks: Mason Energy-Water Research Opportunities – Ph.D Student, Schar School of Policy and Government and Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy
- Massimiliano Albanese – Associate Professor, Department of information Sciences, George Mason University
- Behzad Esmaeli: Predicting Miscellaneous Electrical Loads (MELs) in Commercial Buildings: A Time Series Analysis – Assistant Professor, Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University
Part 1 (Morning Session)
Part 2 (Afternoon Session)
CESP on Emerald Planet – May 14, 2017
Guests:
Dr. Jennifer F. Sklarew, Senior Fellow for Energy Policy, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP), George Mason University, (In-Studio)
Dr. Saifur Rahman, Joseph R. Loring Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Founding Director, Advanced Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Founder & President, BEM Controls, LLC, (In-Studio)
Michael Herod, EMSL, Building & Facilities Sustainability Advisor & Principal, GOEFER (In-Studio)
Joel Hicks, Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Energy Science and Policy (CESP), George Mason University, (In-Studio)
Cracking a Frozen Debate: Where’s the Political Consensus on Clean Energy Policy? – April 27, 2017
CESP affiliated faculty members Dr. David Hart and Dr. Ed Maibach head a panel of policy experts representing both major political parties:
Robert Cowin, Director of Government Affairs, Climate & Energy Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Rich Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath
Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure – December 1, 2015
Key Role for U.S. in Bolstering EU Energy Infrastructure
Panelists:
Amb. Richard Kauzlarich, Amb. Andras Simonyi, Douglas Hengel, Peter Zelenak, Mindaugas Zickus
Global Energy Policy Conference – April 21, 2015
Local and Global: Energy Policy in Virginia
Keynote Address
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)